Tolerance, Please?
Holy cow.
I wonder whom she voted for.
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Republicans Must Deal with Irate Constituents
According to what we’re reading, the town hall meetings where Republican congresspeople are coming face-to-face with their voters are filled with extreme levels of anger.
What a surprise. Rooms packed with working-class people who are watching their basic costs rise, the mass destruction of government services, and billionaires walking away with huge tax cuts.
It was precisely these circumstances that saw a great many people in late 18th Century France lose their heads–literally.
Tesla Suffers Plummeting Sales
From Proud Democrats:Europe hits back hard against MAGA oligarch Elon Musk for meddling in their politics as Tesla sales plummet dramatically in January by a staggering 45%.
And it gets even better… Musk has enraged many Europeans by supporting Donald Trump and aggressively throwing his support behind Germany’s far-right AFD party. Now, Europeans are responding with their wallets.
Only 9,945 Teslas were sold in Europe in January compared to 18,161 in January of last year while its market shared dropped from 1.8 to 1% — a sure sign that consumers are rejecting Musk’s flagship brand as his fascism grows more overt.
The truly shocking metric is that the drop in sales came even as Europeans bought 37% more battery-electric vehicles in January compared to last year. In other words, people want EVs, they just don’t want Teslas.
Of course, Elon Musk is rich enough that the loss of a few billion dollars in the value of his holding in Tesla is meaningless, but it’s still a good message for Trump supporters everywhere. If you’re a local MAGA businessperson, you’d be ill-advised to advertise your position as a hateful moron with flags, bumper stickers, etc.
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Understanding Trump’s Appointments
As suggested at left, I remain suspicious that many of Trump’s appointments to top government positions are being made for their shock value. The key question seems to be: Who’s a well-known figure whose credentials are so bad that he’s really a sick joke?
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What We Mean When We Say “Trust the Science”
At left are the words of the late British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson.
Many of us harbor a misconception about science. We hear people say, “Trust the science,” as if that means trust the current set of results that scientists have concluded on a certain subject.
It would be far more helpful if we were to say, “Trust the scientific method and those trained in its use to produce the best answers available to humankind.”
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Focusing on the Wrong S***
At left are a few words from American actress and comedian Wanda Sykes. What an astute point she makes here, and how broadly it applies to our lives as Americans.
The MAGA crowd loves to rail against drag queens and controversial books, as well as free school lunches, forest rangers, and scientists, but it has no problem with mass school shootings and the outbreak of diseases that had formerly been eradicated.
Support for Musk Waning
A reader comments: Elon Musk has the full support of the American people.
Wrong. From The Independent:
When asked whether respondents approved or disapproved of the job that Musk is doing within the federal government, a net 34 percent approve compared to 49 that disapprove.
The poll, carried out on February 13 – 18, found that 52 percent disapprove of Musk’s shutting down federal programs that he deems unnecessary, compared to 26 who approve.
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The Shifting Position on Ukraine/Russia
Is this an indication of Trump’s subservience to Putin? Kind of looks that way. It’s disgusting in any case.
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Should Federal Employees Be Forced to Defend Their Productivity?
These folks’ labor union is a bit cheesed off at the idea.
Complete chaos and outrageous behavior in the White House.
Dan Bongino, New FBI Deputy Director
The reader who sent me this comments, “This is ridiculous!”
Perhaps “outrageous” is a better word, but …. whatever.
Bongino’s qualifications include his appeal as a conservative radio host and his loyalty to Trump, though he has no experience within the law enforcement agency.
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